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it was the state that gave president obama -- senator obama his first victory. and he won iowa four years ago in the general election, considered a battleground state. both campaigns really going after it. four years ago goi, 545,000 iowans cast ballots early. and that was almost double what they did eight years prior. so early voting is important in iowa as it is in a bunch of these other states and that's why you're seeing the campaigns really press there not just in october, but now and in august because they knew that a lot of these voters will be casting ballots before the debates. >> when i was a kid, early voting was because you couldn't vote on election day and i know a lot of things have changed. we have cell phones now. but we have really important days coming up on the calendar and i'm speaking of the debates. we learn so much about these candidates. and if you vote early, they don't matter at all. >> exactly. the presidential debate, the first one will be in denver, colorado next wednesday. but by next wednesday, ten states will be voting early. and
it was the state that gave president obama -- senator obama his first victory. and he won iowa four years ago in the general election, considered a battleground state. both campaigns really going after it. four years ago goi, 545,000 iowans cast ballots early. and that was almost double what they did eight years prior. so early voting is important in iowa as it is in a bunch of these other states and that's why you're seeing the campaigns really press there not just in october, but now and in...
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i will tell you president obama, then senator obama went to eight countries. mitt romney has gone to three. on the flip side obama faced criticism from the other side saying that he was running to be president of the world instead of president of the u.s. i remember the pictures that came out in 2008. i especially remember all the crowds in berlin and the overwhelmly positive reception that then senator obama received. do you think if he were there in berlin today, would the reception be the same? >> he's still pretty popular overseas. i've traveled over sseas with t president and when i talk to normal every day people who are excited about the prospect of him becoming president of the united states. they still like them. there's some disappointment. it's more muted then people in the u.s. there is a lot of positive good will towards him. when you're talking about that gathering in berlin, you had 300,000 people coming out to see him and that looked pretty amazing the turnout. but i spoke with one expert who said when you're trying to get favor it doesn't help
i will tell you president obama, then senator obama went to eight countries. mitt romney has gone to three. on the flip side obama faced criticism from the other side saying that he was running to be president of the world instead of president of the u.s. i remember the pictures that came out in 2008. i especially remember all the crowds in berlin and the overwhelmly positive reception that then senator obama received. do you think if he were there in berlin today, would the reception be the...
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do you think there's any chance that senator reid or then senator obama would have done that? zero. congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse. >> so for president obama's part, he is digging in as well on an area that has been key sticking point and that's taxes. >> the most important thing we can do right now is make sure that middle class taxes do not go up. that's the best thing for the economy, best thing for american families and if we do that, senate's already passed this bill. house democrats are ready to pass t i'm ready to sign it. the only holdouts are the house republicans. if we get that done that will take the edge off things. we'll still have to deal with deficit and debt problems. 98% of americans, 97% of small businesses will not see their taxes go up. we should get that done. >> the house is scheduled to go home for the year today but house majority leader eric cantor says members could be working longer with the fiscal cliff still unresolved. >>> do you know this man? it could be worth $5,000 to you. the fbi is hoping the reward will lead
do you think there's any chance that senator reid or then senator obama would have done that? zero. congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse. >> so for president obama's part, he is digging in as well on an area that has been key sticking point and that's taxes. >> the most important thing we can do right now is make sure that middle class taxes do not go up. that's the best thing for the economy, best thing for american families and if we do that,...
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earlier today he rehearsed for his next debate with president obama with ohio senator rob portman and looking at the highlights from this upcoming rally one hour from now. in the
earlier today he rehearsed for his next debate with president obama with ohio senator rob portman and looking at the highlights from this upcoming rally one hour from now. in the
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senator, i hate to break it to you, but we're going to keep president obama on the job. [ cheers and applause ] >> so let's view the speech from opposing perspectives on. the left, roland martin. on the right, will cain, a cnn contributor and analyst for the blaze. welcome, gentlemen. >> good morning, carol. we should point out to the viewer that that was not the entire speech. that was highlights. the entire speech was 49 minutes. i know that seemed long. but the real thing was much, much longer. >> he ad libbed nearly half the speech. >> you know what, carol? >> yeah. >> you know what? here's what is amazing. a lot of people talk about bill clinton's speech in 1988 at the democratic national convention in atlanta, how long it was, that was 36 minutes. i was on the floor. in that room. trust me, nobody ever even felt like 50 minutes. probably for will cain it was 50 minutes of getting his butt kicked, it was painful for him, so i'm sure he did not want to have to have that feeling for 50 minutes. >> before we go on, we have to show the image the democrats would say the coupe de gras
senator, i hate to break it to you, but we're going to keep president obama on the job. [ cheers and applause ] >> so let's view the speech from opposing perspectives on. the left, roland martin. on the right, will cain, a cnn contributor and analyst for the blaze. welcome, gentlemen. >> good morning, carol. we should point out to the viewer that that was not the entire speech. that was highlights. the entire speech was 49 minutes. i know that seemed long. but the real thing was...
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then the bill was forced through the senate with a procedural end-run. >> the patient protection and affordable care act is passed. >> when it was over, president obama had accomplished something that had eluded democratic presidents for 75 years. >> it may have been a bloody road to success. he nevertheless had the political acumen to get this passed. >> the president, i believe is the ultimate three-pointer shooter with a second left on the clock. to his credit, he's got a lot to show for it. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> in vice president biden's now infamous words -- >> this is a big deal. >> for the president's, an ambition realized. >> today, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what, my brother, my uncle, my father, have a pre-existing condition, couldn't get health insurance, and now they feel more secure. the effort was worth it. >> he got his historic v
then the bill was forced through the senate with a procedural end-run. >> the patient protection and affordable care act is passed. >> when it was over, president obama had accomplished something that had eluded democratic presidents for 75 years. >> it may have been a bloody road to success. he nevertheless had the political acumen to get this passed. >> the president, i believe is the ultimate three-pointer shooter with a second left on the clock. to his credit, he's...
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you know, president obama himself when he was a senator running for president said the same thing to apec. he said jerusalem will remain the capital of israel and it must remain undivided, but he back tracked the next day saying that's also a matter for the palestinians and the israelis to decide. it will be interesting if romney is back on u.s. soil will try to back track on some of the statements, whether he feels they will hurt him politically or not. my guess is no because he's going to have to focus on the economy and on other issues -- >> one of the debates is going to be on foreign policy. he is probably going to have to answer some of the questions. with two months, three months before the election, it is plenty of time to kind of clean this all up. >> all right. it is going to be interesting to see. but if any of our viewer are on twitter, i know many of them are, look at some of the reaction from around the world to this romney trip. some of it is very interesting what people have -- what has resonated with them in terms of what they have found offensive. there is, of cours
you know, president obama himself when he was a senator running for president said the same thing to apec. he said jerusalem will remain the capital of israel and it must remain undivided, but he back tracked the next day saying that's also a matter for the palestinians and the israelis to decide. it will be interesting if romney is back on u.s. soil will try to back track on some of the statements, whether he feels they will hurt him politically or not. my guess is no because he's going to...
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this is what president obama said to cnn. this is back in 2007 whern he was just a senator running for president. >> there's been a tendency on the part of this administration to try to hide behind executive privilege every time there's something a little shaky that's taking place. i think the administration would be best served by coming clean on this. >> so, congressman, care to say his views have changed. >> by his own words. this is a pretty serious matter. it's a pretty sad day. the department of justice, our chief prosecutorial office in the land, a u.s. agent was murdered with weapons the department of justice provided. they denied any knowledge about this then they changed their tune. this is unprecedented. there's place for executive privilege, and it should be invoked in certain instances. this isn't going after political appointe appointees. this isn't going after some secret mission that should be kept confidential and you exert executive privilege. this is a very serious matter. >> it's a serious matter, if i may
this is what president obama said to cnn. this is back in 2007 whern he was just a senator running for president. >> there's been a tendency on the part of this administration to try to hide behind executive privilege every time there's something a little shaky that's taking place. i think the administration would be best served by coming clean on this. >> so, congressman, care to say his views have changed. >> by his own words. this is a pretty serious matter. it's a pretty...
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have any real spending reductions been proposed by the democratic majority in the senate? has president obama made any real attempts to reduce spending? all we see are budgeting games. the american people are growing tired of the constant pleas for tax increases from this administration. long before any real proposals appear for spending reductions. >> the u.s. labor department says less than half of the signature million jobs lost during the recession has been recovered so far. >>> the unthinkable happening on more than one occasion in the united states. thousands of people forced to be sterilized. one of the victims speaks out. a? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ the priceline negoti
have any real spending reductions been proposed by the democratic majority in the senate? has president obama made any real attempts to reduce spending? all we see are budgeting games. the american people are growing tired of the constant pleas for tax increases from this administration. long before any real proposals appear for spending reductions. >> the u.s. labor department says less than half of the signature million jobs lost during the recession has been recovered so far....
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why would this hurt romney more than obama? >> i don't think it hurts romney more than obama. if you look at the primary season, president obama had challenger who is way overperformed and they were they were getting democratic voters who had a vote of no confidence in the primary states. arkansas and west virginia were places where the president had trouble against a former prisoner and against someone not widely known in the state. it was a matter of democrats voting no confidence for the president. i don't think that will spell trouble for romney. i do think it shouldn't be on the ballot. it's not one of the people running for president of the united states. >> a quick response from you. >> it could hurt romney a great deal. from what i read, this has been on the ballot since 1976 or 1975 and it will fit into the motif as you fit into the news stories and the headlines of all over the country for different reasons, republicans trying to keep people from voting that take votes away from them. this impression you are getting from keeping people from voting will be damaging fo
why would this hurt romney more than obama? >> i don't think it hurts romney more than obama. if you look at the primary season, president obama had challenger who is way overperformed and they were they were getting democratic voters who had a vote of no confidence in the primary states. arkansas and west virginia were places where the president had trouble against a former prisoner and against someone not widely known in the state. it was a matter of democrats voting no confidence for...
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president obama there as well. the president had scheduled three days in the state working to energize supporters who gave him a huge campaign boost back in 2008 during the primary there and when he defeated senator john mccain. president obama used the crushing drought that we have been reporting on facing farmers that there really is a way to criticize paul ryan and his philosophy toward government. here he was. >> i am told that governor romney's new running mate might be around iowa the next few days. if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. we've got to put politics aside when it comes to doing the right thing for rural america and for iowa. >> the president did say he considers paul ryan a good man and a family man, but said he fundamentally disagrees with ryan's vision for the country. >>> we do have some more news just in for you. this coming from washington state. here is what we know. the first three floors of the capital building h
president obama there as well. the president had scheduled three days in the state working to energize supporters who gave him a huge campaign boost back in 2008 during the primary there and when he defeated senator john mccain. president obama used the crushing drought that we have been reporting on facing farmers that there really is a way to criticize paul ryan and his philosophy toward government. here he was. >> i am told that governor romney's new running mate might be around iowa...
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not good news for president obama 100 days away from the election. and joining us this morning is senator dick durbin. i want to put the
not good news for president obama 100 days away from the election. and joining us this morning is senator dick durbin. i want to put the
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obama to be there twisting arms. he's the commander-in-chief, but when it comes to something like this, he may be the top lobbyer in chief so he'll need to be in washington for that role. >> in the meantime, try, i know it will be difficult, try to enjoy your assignment in honolu honolulu, hawaii. thank you for joining us. >> reporter: all right. >>> welcome back. at least two firefighters are dead in upstate new york this morning. they were shot to death while trying to respond to a house fire. it happened in the town of webster, just east of rochester. this story developing and my colleague poppy harlow following the developments for us from our studios in new york. what's the latest? what do you know about what happened? >> it's pretty unbelievable and think about the timing. another shooting. it happened just before 6:00 a.m. eastern time. firefighters in webster, new york right on the lake front, responded to a typical house fire. they showed up and were immediately gunned down, shot at. two of those responding
obama to be there twisting arms. he's the commander-in-chief, but when it comes to something like this, he may be the top lobbyer in chief so he'll need to be in washington for that role. >> in the meantime, try, i know it will be difficult, try to enjoy your assignment in honolu honolulu, hawaii. thank you for joining us. >> reporter: all right. >>> welcome back. at least two firefighters are dead in upstate new york this morning. they were shot to death while trying to...
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the senate returns tomorrow, the house officially goes back into session on tuesday. the so-called fiscal cliff is the biggest item that is sitting on the congressional agenda. if president obama and congress don't reach some sort of deal, huge tax increases and spending cuts would automatically kick in january 1. todayself republica selveral red away from a pledge banning tax increases. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming greece, and republicans should put revenue on the table. i want to cut rates to create jobs, but i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> i agree with saxby chambliss. a pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. if i were in congress in 1941 i would have signed -- supported a declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to attack japan today. the world has changed. >> does it mean we might be closer to a fiscal cliff compromise? athena jones takes a closer look. >> report
the senate returns tomorrow, the house officially goes back into session on tuesday. the so-called fiscal cliff is the biggest item that is sitting on the congressional agenda. if president obama and congress don't reach some sort of deal, huge tax increases and spending cuts would automatically kick in january 1. todayself republica selveral red away from a pledge banning tax increases. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid...
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but some don't want to see the former republican senator and vietnam war vet get the position. some from his own party. this ad is in "the new york times" right here. and it says, hagel is wrong on gay rights, wrong on iran, wrong on israel. and the ad was placed by the law of cabin republicans, a group that represents gay republicans. clarke cooper is executive director. thanks for joining me, clarke. here's that ad. this ad speaks volumes. wouldn't your party be happy to have a fellow republican, hagel, in the obama administration? >> not necessarily. so, don, you mentioned the three things that are concerned to log cabin republicans. bad on gay rights. this is a guy who's going to be in charge of ensuring open implementation takes place. he's has a negative record on that. not just talking about a former appointee. when it comes to iran, very weak. left of president obama when it comes to economic sanctions or imposing sanctions on tehran to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. and then finally our bilateral relationship with israel, not strong on that. so regardless of
but some don't want to see the former republican senator and vietnam war vet get the position. some from his own party. this ad is in "the new york times" right here. and it says, hagel is wrong on gay rights, wrong on iran, wrong on israel. and the ad was placed by the law of cabin republicans, a group that represents gay republicans. clarke cooper is executive director. thanks for joining me, clarke. here's that ad. this ad speaks volumes. wouldn't your party be happy to have a...
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week. >> athena jones, thank you, at the white house. >>> and president obama went christmas shopping today. the president and his daughters shopped at an independent store in virginia. the obamas are participating in the third annual event, the white house bought 15 books. >>> and cyber deals, no longer just for monday. they participated in the deals before black friday. cyber monday is still a key part of the holiday shopping season. spending on cyber monday may reach $1.5 billion this year. so how do you get the best on-line deals if cyber monday is starting earlier? cnn's laurie segall has more. >> reporter: like black friday, or now black thursday, it starts earlier. o on-line deals are available every friday or monday on cyber.com. >> it is so much easier to go on line than it is to go out to the stores. >> reporter: ahead of the holiday season, the social network got into the game, launching facebook gifts. this seems like it is actually taking a big step into e-commerce, right? >> well, we think of gifting as special, so we give it special take place. >> reporter: it allows yo
week. >> athena jones, thank you, at the white house. >>> and president obama went christmas shopping today. the president and his daughters shopped at an independent store in virginia. the obamas are participating in the third annual event, the white house bought 15 books. >>> and cyber deals, no longer just for monday. they participated in the deals before black friday. cyber monday is still a key part of the holiday shopping season. spending on cyber monday may reach...
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a short time ago and neither sign showing a sign of budging. >> on september 15th, 2010, president obama said that preventing the tax hikes was necessary to quote help our economy. what's changed? economic growth is even worse now, and the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? >> this blueprint for again extracting money from the middle-class and giving it to thewe
a short time ago and neither sign showing a sign of budging. >> on september 15th, 2010, president obama said that preventing the tax hikes was necessary to quote help our economy. what's changed? economic growth is even worse now, and the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? >> this blueprint for again extracting money from the middle-class and giving it to thewe
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brooke, all week, he's been in debate prep, doing debate prep the last few days with ohio senator rob portman, sequestered inside the home of his former lieutenant-governor, carey healey. it's interesting to see mitt romney come out and make she's sort of comments. he was also asked at this event that wrapped up a little while ago in concord, is he going to watch the democratic national convention? he basically said, no, he hasn't watched all week and he won't be watching tonight. >> so he will not be watching. jim acosta. thank you. speaking of mitt romney, not of his campaign here, but to this bizarre case that the secret service is now investigating. here's the deal. some anonymous hackers say they have stolen mitt romney's tax returns, including the ones before 2010, the years the presidential nominee has declined to release thus far. that's not even the strangest part. the thieves are demanding a million dollar in ransom money for mitt romney's returns they say they took, admittedly, if you read this memo they took from the accountant price waterhouse cooper, they write on this w
brooke, all week, he's been in debate prep, doing debate prep the last few days with ohio senator rob portman, sequestered inside the home of his former lieutenant-governor, carey healey. it's interesting to see mitt romney come out and make she's sort of comments. he was also asked at this event that wrapped up a little while ago in concord, is he going to watch the democratic national convention? he basically said, no, he hasn't watched all week and he won't be watching tonight. >> so...
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open senate seat in illinois. and for that, he is to serve 14 years in a federal facility in colorado. >>> and in nome, alaska, a 25-year-old has been crowned prince. well, of the iditarod sled dog race, anyway. his name is dallas sevey and his furry friends made the trip in a little over nine days and four hours. his father and grandfather were also in the iditarod race, so it's a real family affair. >>> pork barrel spending, also known as earmarks, just some of the jargon, and we may not particularly care for it but what you don't know is how much the government wastes every year. how about a $10 $11$10 million seat. >>> so, you know, congress is constantly bickering about your tax dollars and where to spend them, where to cut. the deficit, it's all about responsible spending. but get this, prior to 2011, congress poured tens and millions of dollars into earmarked pork barrel spending. it's this kind of spending that prompted two film makers to see if they can get congress to earmark what is the most ironic pork
open senate seat in illinois. and for that, he is to serve 14 years in a federal facility in colorado. >>> and in nome, alaska, a 25-year-old has been crowned prince. well, of the iditarod sled dog race, anyway. his name is dallas sevey and his furry friends made the trip in a little over nine days and four hours. his father and grandfather were also in the iditarod race, so it's a real family affair. >>> pork barrel spending, also known as earmarks, just some of the jargon,...
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in his appearance, obama said the romney-ryan claims about obama care were just not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he kicked off an event in miami last hour with jeb bush, and then it is on to orlando. >>> florida senator marco rubio had a tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed, so he used some extra time to tweet about that. he wrote american air says maintenance problem. yet suddenly group of new passengers boarding, holding plane to get connecters on from delayed flight? and then this. delaying flight for maintenance to squeeze connecters from older flight. oldest trick in book. feel bad for crew. #cmonman. someone at the airlines apparently follows him on twitter and tweeted back afterward this. thanks for your patience, marco. we hope you have a great flight. and rubio, by the way, was headed back to washington to vote on a spending measure to fund the government through next march. the measure passed 62-30. >>> it could have been worse, though, for marco rubio. he could have been on ann
in his appearance, obama said the romney-ryan claims about obama care were just not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he kicked off an event in miami last hour with jeb bush, and then it is on to orlando. >>> florida senator marco rubio had a tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed, so he used some extra time to tweet about that. he wrote american air says maintenance problem. yet suddenly group of new...
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intelligence committee and at the same time at the white house president obama's closed door fiscal cliff talks with leaders of congress is on going. they all have to come out sometime. when they do, we are set with open mics ready to hear what they have to say about the incredibly important and top secret meetings. >>> we think as one might inspect of a military leader turned spy chief general petraeus rnz a thing or two about traveling under the radar and i have to clarify the back-to-back testimony of both the house and the senate is not necessarily about the affair that he has admitted to or the fallout from this affair, but it is more about the attack on the u.s. out post in benghazi, libya. that attack that killed our ambassador and three other americans on september 11th. this year's september 11th. dana bash is live now from capitol hill. barbara starr is live at the piers morgan and, dana, i want to begin with you. we heard from one of the lawmakers in the house committee at one of those stakeouts when the first round of questioning began and the suggestion was that it was
intelligence committee and at the same time at the white house president obama's closed door fiscal cliff talks with leaders of congress is on going. they all have to come out sometime. when they do, we are set with open mics ready to hear what they have to say about the incredibly important and top secret meetings. >>> we think as one might inspect of a military leader turned spy chief general petraeus rnz a thing or two about traveling under the radar and i have to clarify the...
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back at this time, then, senator obama was opposed to putting work together with welfare. now, he's president. and just a few days ago, he put that original intent in place. with a very careful executive action, he removed the requirement of work from welfare. it is wrong to make any change that would make america more of a nation of government dependency. we must restore and i will restore work into welfare. >> okay. so how's the other side responding to the continued line of attack? >> they are pushing back hard, and not just the obama reelection campaign, but also the white house. jay carney the briefing and then in a gaggle on the way out to kro saying that the charges and the welfare ad are categorically false and blatantly dishonest and the obama re-election campaign releasing a web ad to fight back. >> have you seen this ad claiming that the president would end welfare's work requirements, and nbc calls it dubious and they are right. it is false. the washington post says that the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all. states have t
back at this time, then, senator obama was opposed to putting work together with welfare. now, he's president. and just a few days ago, he put that original intent in place. with a very careful executive action, he removed the requirement of work from welfare. it is wrong to make any change that would make america more of a nation of government dependency. we must restore and i will restore work into welfare. >> okay. so how's the other side responding to the continued line of attack?...
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president obama insisting no option is off the table when it comes to iran. also senator john mccain calls on air strikes moments ago with regard to syria. critics are calling vladimir putin's win a fraud and possibly a game changer. on this monday, time to play reporter roulette. >>> let's begin now at the white house. huge meeting today on the subject of iran between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with that story we go to correspondent dan lothian. dan, tell me what happened today. >> reporter: officials saying that meeting between president obama and prime minister netanyahu lasted about two hours, and then they moved on to a working lunch. according to these senior officials, the message remains unchanged. the position on iran that they should not get a nuclear weapon as opposed to what the israelis are looking for, a much lower threshold, which is iran not acquiring nuclear capability. in all, though, the two leaders try to portray a sense of unity. president obama saying that the u.s. does have israel's back, but benjamin
president obama insisting no option is off the table when it comes to iran. also senator john mccain calls on air strikes moments ago with regard to syria. critics are calling vladimir putin's win a fraud and possibly a game changer. on this monday, time to play reporter roulette. >>> let's begin now at the white house. huge meeting today on the subject of iran between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with that story we go to correspondent dan lothian....
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president obama formed the simpson bowls commission headed by former republican senator alan simpson and bill clinton's chief of staff. they came up with a plan to cut the growing debt by $4 trillion over ten years. vice presidential candidate paul ryan was a member of that commission, but he and enough others voted against it so it never even got to congress. critics say president obama has all but ignored it. commission co-head says the growing debt poses a major threat to the u.s. economy. >> where is the tipping point? i don't know where it is. but when it comes, it's going to be so swift and so savage. >> reporter: the president says he still wants to raise an agreement based on simpson bowels, but the cuts aren't enough. proposes $360 billion in cuts to medicare, medicaid and other programs over the next decade. but because costs in those programs are rising fast, the debt would be $6.4 trillion higher in ten years. the president's budget also proposes cuts to discretionary and mandatory spending that would save $737 billion over a decade. military spending would be reduced, sa
president obama formed the simpson bowls commission headed by former republican senator alan simpson and bill clinton's chief of staff. they came up with a plan to cut the growing debt by $4 trillion over ten years. vice presidential candidate paul ryan was a member of that commission, but he and enough others voted against it so it never even got to congress. critics say president obama has all but ignored it. commission co-head says the growing debt poses a major threat to the u.s. economy....
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now, president obama opposes it. he said he didn't want it back in january. the vote though is expected to be close. so close that is president obama has been lobbing wavering democrats himself and dana bash live for us from washington. dana, i mean, i remember when the president back in january said he didn't approve it. so republicans were a little irked. is this a move on behalf of republicans and do we think it's going to pass? >> that's exactly what it is, republicans think that this is a key golden political issue for them because they argue ha this is a huge jobs bill and the president sell stopping it from going through immediately. so that's why the republicans are forcing this measure which we should see the vote on it maybe in the next 15, 20 minutes or so which would immediately approve the keystone pipeline, say it should start regardless of what the president says. you mentioned the president and the white house, they were worried enough that this actually could get the 60 votes needed to pass, meaning that 14 democrats could defy the president
now, president obama opposes it. he said he didn't want it back in january. the vote though is expected to be close. so close that is president obama has been lobbing wavering democrats himself and dana bash live for us from washington. dana, i mean, i remember when the president back in january said he didn't approve it. so republicans were a little irked. is this a move on behalf of republicans and do we think it's going to pass? >> that's exactly what it is, republicans think that this...
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you see the senators are encouraging president obama to nominate him. senator kerry also has a lot of world stature, has relationships with many world leaders. he's seen as someone who could help build on those relationships to further foreign policy and also senator kerry also, as chairman of the foreign relations committee, very popular chairman, has a lot of diplomatic experience. president obama has used him you know out of a quasi unofficial envoy to go and talk to leader in trouble spots like afghanistan, pakistan, and syria at one point. on the negative side, senator kerry's not seen as someone who is as close and enjoys the same close relationship with president obama that embassy rice does. he's not seen as being in that inner circle. and that's a problem former secretary colin powell had. >> he may have gotten closer since he was the stand-in for mitt romney during the president's practice debate. >> they spent a lot of time together. >> some people are suggesting this doesn't have a lot to do with pros that were on both lists but the politics
you see the senators are encouraging president obama to nominate him. senator kerry also has a lot of world stature, has relationships with many world leaders. he's seen as someone who could help build on those relationships to further foreign policy and also senator kerry also, as chairman of the foreign relations committee, very popular chairman, has a lot of diplomatic experience. president obama has used him you know out of a quasi unofficial envoy to go and talk to leader in trouble spots...
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mission in benghazi and the obama administration's response. well, now that the senate and house intelligence members have heard from former cia director david petraeus, albeit behind closed doors, we know this indisputable fact. the cia knew the attack was planned and launched by terrorists affiliated with al qaeda. that's according to petraeus' testimony on friday. but two months after the attack, so many questions still remain. the answers to which have a lot of implications to u.s. security. which is why we want to bring in congressman adam schiff who serves on the house intelligence committee. congressman schiff, thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure. >> you were there for petraeus' testimony. what did we learn from that hearing? what did you learn from that hearing? >> well, we learned a few things. his testimony and the testimony of the prior day of the acting director set out a minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour chronology of what happened at our diplomatic post. we also learned from general petraeus that in the putting together of t
mission in benghazi and the obama administration's response. well, now that the senate and house intelligence members have heard from former cia director david petraeus, albeit behind closed doors, we know this indisputable fact. the cia knew the attack was planned and launched by terrorists affiliated with al qaeda. that's according to petraeus' testimony on friday. but two months after the attack, so many questions still remain. the answers to which have a lot of implications to u.s....
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them on this particular aspect of the foreign policy say, they say that for all practical purposes the obama administration has given up on the israeli-palestinian peace process and came in with huge expectations, george mitchell, the former u.s. senator, who negotiated the peace agreement in northern ireland, he was brought in to negotiate an israeli-palestinian peace agreement and that didn't work out well as all of us know for a variety of reasons and since then the obama administration has done very little if anything to revive and there hasn't been much effort to get the peace talks back on track. what romney is trying to do is say if he comes in, he will work on that area and knowing that it is not easy and knowing there is problems and knowing that there are palestinians and he will refer to the palestinians, for example, hamas and gaza and others who are unwilling to accept israel under any conditions and having said that, there will be other palestinians who presumably will be ready to start the peace process and see if anything can happen down the road. as you know, ashley, all of
them on this particular aspect of the foreign policy say, they say that for all practical purposes the obama administration has given up on the israeli-palestinian peace process and came in with huge expectations, george mitchell, the former u.s. senator, who negotiated the peace agreement in northern ireland, he was brought in to negotiate an israeli-palestinian peace agreement and that didn't work out well as all of us know for a variety of reasons and since then the obama administration has...
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. >> vice president joe biden talked about then senator obama's experience on the foreign relations committee. >> he had a world view in how the position should be, how we should interact, how we need to rebuild alliances, et cetera, and he acted on those from the time he came in. governor romney didn't understand any breath of understanding, and it was a little bit quite frankly surprising. >> joe biden is back on the campaign trail by the way. the bottom of the hour he will be speaking at the university of toledo in ohio while paul ryan joins mitt romney for events later today in nevada and colorado. you can watch a replay of the debate in case you missed it last night. it will air today in its entirety at noon eastern on cnn. >>> just the name amazon sounds big. amazon.com is one of the internet's dominant websites. when it goes down, apparently so do others. alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange. this caused some consternation. >> yes, yes. when we talk about amazon, most of us know amazon as the massive retailer, but did you know it also rents out storage space to store web
. >> vice president joe biden talked about then senator obama's experience on the foreign relations committee. >> he had a world view in how the position should be, how we should interact, how we need to rebuild alliances, et cetera, and he acted on those from the time he came in. governor romney didn't understand any breath of understanding, and it was a little bit quite frankly surprising. >> joe biden is back on the campaign trail by the way. the bottom of the hour he will...
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and what happens to the investigation -- into the positioning to get president obama's former senate seat. [ rsythe ] we don't just come up here for the view up alask we find the best, sweetest craforelobste that we can find. [ malennounc ] it'ti focrabfestt red lobster! his ar, y 1 of 5ntrees like our ne crab d garlic shri. half-pou otender crab pair with savory shrimp. st 12.99. odig into our hearty crab and roasted garlic seafood bake all with salad and unlimited cddar bay biscuit so much to choose from, so ittle time. so come into red lobster for abfest today and sea food differentlrom, so ittle time. but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. your mouth has been snacking, gift s
and what happens to the investigation -- into the positioning to get president obama's former senate seat. [ rsythe ] we don't just come up here for the view up alask we find the best, sweetest craforelobste that we can find. [ malennounc ] it'ti focrabfestt red lobster! his ar, y 1 of 5ntrees like our ne crab d garlic shri. half-pou otender crab pair with savory shrimp. st 12.99. odig into our hearty crab and roasted garlic seafood bake all with salad and unlimited cddar bay biscuit so much to...
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senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to have measure on that. our dana bash has been doing the best she can to take in all of the information. listen, this is tricky. so many of these stories are interconnected. there is a lot of reporting. not all confirmed, but u maybe just start with this. how has this matter worked out that general petraeus will indeed show up on capitol hill and testify voluntarily? >> well, it started with the senate intelligence chairwoman, dianne feinstein telling us yesterday that that was her desire. in her words, that's a big stone left unturned if petraeus doesn't come up here and tell members of congress what he knew about what went on in benghazi, so that's where it started. then late yesterday, members of the senate intelligence committee met and decided it was imperative to invite him. dianne feinstein told our ted barrett that
senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to have measure on that. our dana bash has been doing the best she can to take in all of the information. listen, this is tricky. so many of these stories are interconnected. there is a lot of reporting. not all confirmed, but u maybe...